Friday, April 03, 2009

Michelle Obama Dines With Germany's First Man

Michelle Obama dines with the reclusive first man of Germany, Joachim Sauer, Chancellor Angela Merkel's husband.
Check out more photos at Spiegel. 
The Obamas and Sarkozys


Prepping for what I have no idea

Awaiting Obama in Germany







In France and Germany on Friday, US President Barack Obama said he wanted to renew the trans-Atlantic partnership. Part of that alliance, though, involves more European troops for Afghanistan, he said. Unexpectedly, Obama called for a world without nuclear weapons.

The reception for Barack Obama was just what most had been expecting. Hundreds of American flag-waving Baden-Baden residents turned out for the arrival of the US president, many of them chanting "Obama, Obama." German Chancellor Angela Merkel received Obama with full military honors. She was joined by Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Defense Minister Franz Josef Jung and a handful of other political luminaries. Read the rest at Spiegel